Talking-machine.



J. C. ENGLISH.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLIUATIQN FILED rmmo, 1909.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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, TALKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOK FILED PEB.20, 1909.

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J. C. ENGLISH TALKING MACHINE APPLIQATION FILED rzmzo, 1909.

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TALKING MACHINE.

' APPLIOATIOH nun PBB.20, 1909.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912;

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UNITED STATES r gENT OFFICE.

JOIF IN C. ENGLISH, 0F CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NElK-TERSEY.

TALKING-MACHINE.

Patented Fob. G. 1912.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,105.

Be it known that I, JOHN C. linemen, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Camden, county of Camden, and State of New Jersey, ha v0 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the fpllowing is a full, cleiir, and exact description, reference being had to the forming part of-this sgiecification.

he main objects 0 provide s. talking machine having an ,inclosed-cubinetprovided with a plurality of lifier in the cabinet and ad ustable to register with any i said openings; to provide a talking maclune' inclosedjn a cabinet having a, sound outlet-in one sidethereofand which is ado ted for convenientoperation'in a corner o a room or inirsimilar position; to provide a compact inclosed talking machineliaving a oompa ra-i tively large storage space for records and com aratively large and 'eflicient sound amplifyin means; to provide a talking machine (wing 0. So nd amplifier proa, casing, and means are provided to detransmitted, from the u wardly orgin a. directioii diiferent from that in which the vi-, brations are'delivered from the outlet of the amplifier; and toprovide other improve- A mnts as will appear hereinafter.

In theacoompanying drewings, Figure 1 is a. front elevation of e talkm machine i I is inven- Fi elevationpartly in sec- 3 a side elevation of en away to show the gs. 4 and 5. 0.

M11 r fi oideelevdtion. pertly in section of the npper portion of the same, show ing the reardoor fragmentary horizontal 66 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 n

.seetion, of the amplifier;

to the one=embodi.- comprises nsubstana compartment} at't e top, with alnov )lc accompanying drawings,

this invention are to rear elevatidnand" thereof -open";-I*"ig. 6 a

sect1on on 'th e line side. elevation cover 2 inclosing the usual turntable 3 adapted .10 carry a disk IHUl'd 4- and a 'radizil hollow sound conveying: arm 5, carrying at its free end the usual mum! repro ducer 6 with which it ronununiva'tes and opening downwardly through the hollow bracket 7 upon which it is pivoted, into on aperture 8 through the bottom wall 9 of the top compartment 1 through which it communicates with the amplifier. The. amplifier or resonator is located in a compartment or inclosnrc .infthe renrporiionof the cabinet between a vertit-ali'partitioll 10 and the back wall 11 of thccnbmet iind between the 'bottomwall 12 of the 'cabinotnnd the bottom wall 9 of the'topeompartment of the cabinet. The vertical partition 10 extends from the bottom ,12qof the cabinet to the bottom of the. top compartment containing the sound reproducer and is substantially parallel to the back of the cabinet, extendin the T nil-distance betwecn thesides 13 an 14, of'the cabinet. The greater part of the .npperhalf of the back the form of a vertical door or-closure 15 mounted at its lower edge swing outwardly upon a. horizontal axis whereby qccee ,majy; n ent containing t e amplifier. may have a 'spring catch 15' at. edge to holdthe door when closed connection is provided between lhe upper portion of the door 15 and the fixed portion of the cabinet or closure maybe held in an inclined position (as 'shown in Fig. 5), sound waves rodiiced'by vibration of the rea.r ,side of, he amplifier directly into the .opea eir. ;-This connection mo be a pair 0 links 17: pivoted together en to'end,'one end"of one link bein u'pper portion of the oor-ondthe other link ifig"pro'idednear.itsf "end'fwith a r'ecessin its lower ed efenga ingover'a pin 19' 1 igid with the co inet. Vhen the door is closed, the links'iold together and when it is desired to openzthe door wider than the links would, gl l0w, tl 1o inner link may be lifted? immf e'n'gagemenr witlto e pin 19.

The door its upper 'lhe amplifier 1 s s'npported by a. rigid holoiithe cabinet is in.

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whercby the uid door pivoted at 18 to the 7: upon hinges -.16 th low bracket 20 depending in the cabinet and forming a part of the amplifier. This bracket hasabasc plateltintegral therewith and having a Hat horizontal upper surface which is rigidly secured to the under surface of the bottom 9 of the top compartment of the cabinet by means of the thumb screws 22 which have knurled heads 23 lo cated in the top compartment, the screws extending through the. bottom 9 into the base plate, whereby the bracket may be attached or detached from its support. he bracket is in the form of a goose neck ex-' tending longitudinally in a compound curve and terminates at its lower end in a Substantially vertical plate 24 integral there-- with and having a flat face for supporting the body of the amplifier. An apertpre 25 substantially circular in cross section, extends longitudinally through the bracket, tapering upwardly and opening at its upper end through a, tubular extension 26 of the bracket which fits in the aperture 8 in the bottom of the top compartment of the cabinet through which itconuuunicates with the sound box: The longitudinal aperture through the bracket communicates at its lower end through a substantially reqtangu, lar opening 24' in the center at the flat supporting plate 24 with the body of the lampl Thebody or main portion of the amplifier comprises a comparatively thick and rigid oblon member or supporting board 27, rectimguiar in transverse section and substantially curved longitudinally from end to end, and of substantially concave-convex or other similar form. The member 27 is provided centrally with a substantially rectangu'ar opening 27', and upon its rear side with a boss 28 surrounding the opening and having a fiat side 28' secured rigidly against the fiat side of the supporting plate :24 by means of screws 29, the central aperture 27' through the supportin board registering with the aperture 24' o the bracket. This board may be further secured tothe bracket by means of a screw 30 passing through the log 31 rigid with the bracket intermediate of its ends.

Secured upon opposite sides respectively of the curved supporting board 27 are a pair of vertical sounding boards 32, the rear edges of which are substantially oonvexly curved from end to end to conform to the shape of the rear surface of the supporting board 27, and the front edges of which are vertical and connect the ends of the curved support. These sounding boards preferably diverge slightly and are tapered in thickness toward the front of the amplifier so that each sounding board diminishes ll'l thickness as it increases in width, thus making the boards more sensitive, to respond to, ,and to amplify sounds of various pitches.

The interior of the body of the amplifier may be divided by similar siaced vertical sounding boards 32 preferably slightly diverging and ta ering outwardly, which are rigidly secure in grooves 33 provided therefor in the concave surface of the supporting board, the inner free ends of these sounding boards being tapered to form substantially sharp edges 34: to permit the free passage of the sound waves outwardly through the amplifier. The comparatively rigid curved board 27 acts not only as a support for the sounding boards but also as a deflector to throw the sound waves toward the mouth of the amplifier.

It is now evident that the amplifier is contained in a compartment separate from that containing the reproducer and separate and in the rear of the compartments for the storage of records and that the amplifier at its mouth is of substantially the same size as the compartment as to height and width. Substantially the whole compartment is filled by the amplifier but the amplifier is so arranged as not to contact wit the side walls of the com artment at any point except where its rigi bracket 20 is hung or supported from the partition forming the bottom of the top compartment and at that point where the rigid bracket is attached to the vertical partition 10 by the bolt 36.

The sounding boards of the amplifier are supported entirely by the su port-mg board 27, and the said supporting board 27 is'cntirely sup orted by the flat surface of the rigi hol ow bracket 20, the .s'oundmgboards'thus being held out of contact with any part of the cabinet or machine and being rec to respond to the vibrations-of the sound waves passing therethrough.- The bracket .20 may be'supported entirel from its base plate 21, but may be furt 161 secured by means-of a. bolt '36 which asses through the vertical partition 10 inc osing theamplifier and is mounted in a boss 37 irovided therefor upon the side of the bracketadjacent its lower end, a washer 38 being interposed between the boss and the partition and the bolt having a nut 39 conneeting the o posite sides of the partition whereby the racket is rigidly clamped in position. l

The. mouth or free delivery end of the amplifier is oblong and vertically elongated in vertical transverse section and edends vertically for nearly the full distance between the bottom of the top compartment or the plane at the record support and the bottom of the cabinet, opening adjacent and in alinement with a rectangular oblong opening or aperture of greater height than width and of substantially the same area. in the side of the eabinet, tl ie opening being provided with a. closure or door 45' mounted upon hinges 46 adjacent the cor ner of the cabinet to swing nuhrardly on a vertical axis. similar apertnnor opening having a door -17 mounted upon hinge- 1S is rovide1l upon the opposite side of the cabinet, the two (tool's being in aline ment. These doors each may have a spring catch it! to hold the doors when c osed.

The amplifier may be reversed from the position shown in the. full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings to the position shown in dotted lines in the same figure, and when thus reversed the mouth of the amplifier is in alinement with the opening in the adjacent side of the eabine.t,'tl1c amplilier being supportedas before, solely from its base plate or with the additional support of the bolt 36 for which a suitable aperture 31" is provided in the vertical partition 10 to receive the same when the bracket is in its reversed position. This reversal of the amplifier i.- made possible by having the aperture in the upper end of the bracket and through the bottom of the top compartment of the cabinet midway between the sides of the rabinct and by having the attaching tluunh screws located at equal distances from the central opening in the bracket and also by having the holes in the vertical partition 10 for the bolt 36 at the lower end of the bracket, spaced at equal distances from the opposite sides respectively of the cabinet.

The front portion of the cabinet bclow the top compartment 1 and bet-ween the vertical partition 10 and the front wall of the cabinet is divided into a plurality'of compartments by means of horizontal partitions 50 and 51 spaced vertically, the upper one of which, 50, forms a support for the base 52 of themotor which actuates the turn-table of the machine. The motor not constituting in itself any part of this'invention, is not shown, but it, is contained in the compartment above the horizontal partition 50 and is operated by the crank 53 projecting from one side of t e cabinet. The upper surface of the partition 50 is recessed centrally from front to back and for a renter part of its width to receive a flat card or shelf 54 which is slidably lield iu positionvand is normally concealed from view when the cabinet; is closed, but which is provided on its front edge with a knob 55 whereby the board may be drawn forwardly to project partially out of its recess to form a convenientshelf for use during the operation of .the machine. The. front part of the compartment 56 containing the motor is incloscd by means of a vertical partition .57. The compartments below the compartment containing the motor are divided by vertical partitions .57 to form convenient spaces for the storage of records. The front of the cabinet is provided wi h a pair of vertical doors 58 extending from the bottom 'of the top compartment of the cabinet to the bot;- tom of the cabinet and mounted upon hinges 5'.) secured to the opposite sides of the cabinet respectively.

\\"hile u||l a single form has been illustrated in which this invention may be cmhodied, it is obvious that the invention is Hot limited to this particular construction, but may he applied in various forms to meet various conditions without departing fr m the spirit of this invention or the scope of the appended claims.

, Having thus fully described my invention, T claim and desire. to secure by Letters Patent of the United States I. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet; having a plurality of openings therein. of an amplifier in said cabinet. and adjustable to register with any one of said openings.

2. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet having an opening in each of two sides respectively thereof, of an emplifier adjnstal'ily fixed in said cabinet: to register with either of said openings.

- 3. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet havin; avert-ically elongated aperture in the side thereof, of an amplifier in said cabinet opening adjacent said aperture, said amplifier comprising comparatively rigid means forming the upper and lower edges thereof and vertical sounding boards forming the sides'thcreofr 4. "In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet, of an am lifie-r dependingfrom one end therein, saidi'cabinot be provided with a pluralitg of openings space at substantially e ual istanoes from said end of the ampli er,-and means to secure the mouth of the amplifier rigidly adjacent any one of said opemn- 5. In a talking mach1ne,the combination with sound reproducing mechanism, of a sound amplifier comprising a plurality of vertical sounding'board's, each having one edge curved from end to end, ri 'dly secured in spaced relationship at .Sai edges, and means for admitting solmd waves between said boards, said ,boardsdiminishing in thickness outwardly from said edges respectively. V H

(3. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet, of a, hollowbracket rigidly secured thereto and terminatingat. one end in a. Hat sup )Ott, and amplifying means socured to sai support;

'7. In a talking mhchinc, the combination with a. calbinet; of ahollow bracket rigidly secured at one end .thoifetiqand terminatin at its other end in a-support, and a. ve'rtica sounding-Imam], having a. substantiallycon- \'(]2I edge secured to said support at said Ct e. 1 x

it In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet, of a hollow bracket rigidly secured at one end therein and terminating at its other end in a support, of a soundingboard having a substantially convex edge secured to said support at said edge, said sounding-board diminishing in thickness from sa1d convex edge outwardly.

9. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet, of a sound amplifier therein comprising a pair of vertical soundingboards each board having an edge substantially curved from end to end, a member secured rigidly between said curved ed es forming a substantially concave surface tween said sounding-boards, and means for admitting sound waves between said boards, said amplifier having'an oblong mouth arranged with its longer diameter vertical.

10. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet having a plurality of openings in the sides thereof, 0 a horizontal partition adjacent the top thereof, a turntable amplifier bein .u'ith a cabinet having a supported above said partition, 2. sound box supported over said turntable, a vertical partition extending from said horizontal partition to the bottom of said cabinet and a vertically elongated amplifier arranged upon one side of said partition and extending substantially the full length of the partition, said amplifier being adjustably directed toward any one of said openings.

11. A talking machine comprisin sound reproducing means, a cabinet provi ed with a plurality of openin therein, sound amplifying means in sai cabinet and having a single outlet only, said amplifying means being adjustable to communicate with said sound reproducing means and to deliver said sound waves through said outlet toward any one of said openings.

12. A talking machine comprisin sound reproducing means, a cabinet provi ed with a plurality of openings therein, and sound amplifying means being adjustable to communicate with said sound reproducing means and to substantially re' ister with any one of said openings in sai cabinet.

13. In a talking machine, the combination plurality of openings therein, of an ampli er, and means to secure said am lifier in said cabinet with its discharge end in substantial alinement wit-liany one of said openings. i..

14. In a talking machine, file combination with a cabinet having a vertical elongated aperture in a side thereof,.of an amplifier in said cabinet adjacent said aperture, said amplifier comprising comparatively rigid means forming the'upper and lower edges thereof and vertical sounding-boards form.-

ing the sides thereof, the interior of said divided. by vertical spaced sounding-boar s.

15. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet having a plurality of vertically elongated apertures therein, of an amplifier in said cabinet and having a delivery end adjustable to open substantially in alinement with any one of said apertures.

16. In a talking machine, the combination net having a vertically elongated aperture in an exterior vertical wall thereof, of an amplifier in said cabinet and having an open delivery end in substantial alinementwith said aperture, said amplifier being vertically elongated in transverse sections and comprising a hollow body portion including a substantially vertical sounding board form ing a side thereof and a sounding board dividing the interior of said body portion into a lurality of sound passages. 19. n a talking machine the combination with a cabinet having a vertical transverse compartment provided with an o ening in each of a plurality of the walls hereof. of an amplifier having a delivery end in said compartment, and a movable closure for each of said. openings, said delivery end capable of being directed toward any one of said openings and having substantially the same shape as said compartment in vertical cross section.

. 20. 'In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet having an opening in each of a plurality of walls thereof, of an amplifier in said cal inet having a delivery end opening toward one of said openin' and having a side opposite another .of sai openings all of said openin s leading from a single compartment in w ich said amplifier is located. 21. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet having a compartment pro vided with an opening in each of a plurality of the walls thereof, of an amplifierhaving a delivery end in said compartment and opening through one'of said openings and having a substantially flat side substantially parallel to and opposite another of said openings. I

22. In a talking machine, the combination with a cabinet providing a compartment ing in one wall thereof. of

having: an -o ard' entirel inclosed within a sounding;

said compartment, the si es of said sounding-boa substantially parallel to said opening, and a movable closure for said 0 said 'sounding-board'being restrained at its periphery.

23 In a lalking nmchine lhc combination my hand this 17th day of February A. D with u colnparhnent having an opening in 1909.

one wall thereof, of n-sonnding board on- Y liroly inc losed in said compa rtment, tho H Li GLISH' 5 side of sulrl sonndlng board bung snbstnn- Witnesses:

tially parallel to and opposite said opening. FRANK B. MIDDLETON, J12,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set ALSTON B. MoUUruN. 

